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VSB Disciplinary Action The law license of Earl Randolph Burton has been revoked by the Virginia State Bar Disciplinary Board, effective May 24. According to the VSB, the board found Burton violated the rules against committing a crime or other ...

Three Circuit judges in the Roanoke Valley have weighed in on the issue of discovery of adjuster’s reports taken after an auto accident. The tally: An even 1 1/2 for plaintiffs and 1 1/2 for defendants. The question of whether ...

In a multi-count federal lawsuit, a Virginia plaintiff can dismiss a Virginia-based car dealership to achieve diversity jurisdiction and proceed against two other defendants, a federal judge in Charlottesville has ruled. The court can allow this action despite a pending ...

A non-lawyer settlement agent who conducts a real estate closing is engaging in the unauthorized practice of law, according to a draft Virginia State Bar UPL opinion obtained by Virginia Lawyers Weekly at press time last week. The draft of ...

A tow-truck driver who was locked up for towing a car can sue the arresting officer for intentional infliction of emotional distress, a federal judge in Roanoke has ruled. A claim for emotional distress may be common as a count ...

In a will contest, the lawyer who wrote the will cannot wait until trial to decide whether a member of the lawyer’s firm will testify in the case, a Fairfax Circuit judge has ruled. The judge said that after discovery, ...

A divorce judge splitting a pension should give a husband not only his separate, premarital contribution to the pension, but also the “income earned passively” on that separate contribution, the Virginia Court of Appeals has ruled. The appellate panel reversed ...

A creditor gets a big judgment against a debtor in federal court. Since state court enforcement procedures are easier to use than the federal mechanisms, he runs to a nearby Circuit Court and gets the judgment docketed. The clerk issues ...

A black woman who claims she quit after her boss discriminated against her can sue for wrongful discharge, a Richmond Circuit judge has ruled. The case is based on alleged discriminatory acts that took place after July 1, 1995 – ...